Binder



April 25, 1-939.

C. D. TRUSSELL BINDER Filed.0ct. 25, 1937 6. 0. muss/5L L INVENTOR g 20%LT;

ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 25, 1939 UNITED STATES BINDER Clarence D..Trussell, Poughkeepsie, N. Y., assign- Poughkeepsie, N. Y.,

- York to Trussell Manufacturing Company,

a corporation of New Application October 25, 1937, Serial No. 170,717

15 Claims.

The invention herein disclosed relates particularly to ring binders andmore especially to means for releasably securing wire bound refillswithin the covers or supports provided for the same.

Objects of the invention are to improve such holding and securing means,particularly to enable quick and easy insertion in and removal of therefills from the holder and to furnish such means in an inexpensive butthoroughly practical and desirable form.

The objects stated are attained by the novel features of construction,combinations and relations of parts hereinafter described, illustratedand broadly claimed.

The drawing accompanying and forming part of the specificationillustrates a present practical and desirable form of the invention, butstructure may be modified and changed all within the true intent of theinvention as hereinafter defined and broadly covered in the claims.

Fig. 1 is a broken view of the complete structure including the wirebound refill and cover for the same, the front cover appearing insection as on substantially the plane of line l-l of Fig. 2.

Fig. 2 is a broken transverse sectional detail as on substantially theplane of line 2--2 of Fig. 1. 1

Fig. 3 is a face view of the holder structure, in the locked ringsecuring position of the parts, portions of the cover indicated asbroken away.

Fig. 4 is a generally similar broken view showing the slide membershifted to effect re'lease of the hooks from the rings of the binder.

Fig. 5 is a broken sectional detail.

In the embodiment illustrated, the refill con sists of a pad of leaves1, heldtogether by rings made up each of spaced parallel strands 8, 9,all connected together in the same length of wire.

The holder is shown as comprising a channelshaped casing I0, forreceiving the back portions of the rings and having inwardly angledopposite edges ll, I2. The latter edge is shown as carrying inwardlyprojecting hooks I3, all faced in one direction and spaced to engage andenter in alternate rings of the binder. Plain hookless lugs I4, areshown positioned between adjoining hook elements, these lugs havingsubstantially equal spacing with the shank portions of the hooks.

At the opposite side of the casing, there is provided a series ofinwardly projecting hooks l5, faced in the opposite direction and spacedto engage opposite sides of the same alternate binder rings. Spaced inthe same equal relationship between the second set of hooks are thehookless lugs l6, similar to lugs M, at the opposite side.

The hooks are interspaced lugs at opposite sides of the casing arerelatively shiftable longitudinally of the casing for effecting hookingengagement and unhooking of the binder rings. This is accomplished inthe illustration by mounting the second set of hooks and lugs I5, IS, ona' slide l1, operating in the undercut guide formed by the inturnededges ll, l2, of the channel structure.

The double strand spring ring form of binder works particularly well inthe holder, since as indicated in Fig. 3, one strand of a ring will beengaged and fully seated in the hook at one side, while the other strandof the same ring be engaged and firmly held in an oppositely facing hookat the opposite side. The spring character of the strands enables therings to seat themselves firmly in the holder and to compensate for anyslight irregularity that may exist either in the refill or holder orcover structure. v

The binder structure however may be of the type out from sheet materialwith the rings attached in spaced relation to a common back piece orbar.

Other forms of binders may be used in the holder, the latter because ofits channel form being well adapted to freely receive the back portionsof the rings.

The slide is shown formed also as of undercut channel construction, Fig.2, so as to slidingly fit with an amount of spring friction in theundercut channel H] of the holder.

Theends of the slide are indicated bent outwardly at'an angle to formthe finger pushelements l8, l9.

While the frictional engagment of the slide within the holding channelmay be sufiicient for some purposes, it is generally consideredpreferable to provide a lock which will positively hold the slide in therefill securing position.

Such lock is provided in the present disclosure with the abruptly angledlugs 20, struck up from the inturned sides of the slide near one end ofthe same and adapted to snap outward over the ends of the inturnedflanges H, l2, or the holder as in Figs. 3 and 5. V

For the purpose of thrusting the slide outward in the enclosing channelso the locking shoulders 20 will snap'over the ends of the flanges iL12, there is provided in the illustration, a spring tongue 2|, shown inFigs. 3 and 5 as partly cut out. of the back of the holding channel l0,and tensioned downward as shown in Fig. 5. By forcing the .end of theslide slightly upward or springing it by upward pressure on the fingerpiece l8, the holding shoulders 20, may be forced upwardly and inward inthe channel to pass within the inwardly inclined flanges ll, l2. Theaction of releasing the catch 20 and shifting the slide in a ringunlocking direction may be all part of one simple pressure of a fingeron the end piece 18 of the slide.

The holder is shown secured by rivets 22, within a one piece cover 23.The slide is shown as made with cutouts 24, to clear the heads of therivets at the inside of the holder. Other forms of fastenings and otherforms of covers may be employed.

What is claimed is:

1. In combination, a ring binder having spaced connected rings and aholder for the same, comprising a casing having hooks along oneedgefaced in one direction'and spaced to engage rings of said binder atone side and a slide operable in said casing having hooks faced in theopposite direction and spaced toengage the rings of said binder at theopposite side of the same.

2. In combination, a ring binder, having spaced connected rings and aholder for the same, comprising a casing having hooksalong one edgefaced in one direction and spaced to engage rings of said binder at oneside and a slide operable in said casing having hooks faced in theopposite direction and spaced to engage the rings of said binder at theopposite side of the same and cooperating lock means on said casing andslide for securing the latter in position with the hooks describedengaged with opposite sides of the binder rings. 4 j v I 3. Incombination, a ring binder having spaced connected rings and a holderfor the same, comprising a casing having hooks along one edge faced inone direction and spaced to engage rings of said binder at one side anda slide operable in said casing having hooks faced in the oppositedirection, spaced to engage the rings of said binder at the oppositeside of the same and lugs on the casing and slide between the hooksthereon for locating the rings of the binder in respect to the hooks forengaging the same. I l

4. In combination, a ring binder having spaced connected rings and aholder for the same, comprising a member channeled to receive the backsof the rings and provided with hooks along one edge, faced to enter therings at one side and a slide operable in said channeled member andhaving similarly spaced hooks at the opposite side of the channel fromthe first-mentioned hooks and faced in the opposite direction to enterthe opposite sides of the binder rings.

5. In combination, a ring binder having spaced connected rings and aholder for the same, comprising a member channeled to receive the backsof the rings and provided with hooks along one edge, faced to enter therings at one side and a slide operable in said channeled member andhaving similarly spaced hooks at the opposite side of the channel fromthe first-mentioned hooks and faced in the opposite direction to enterthe opposite sides of the binder rings and hookless lugs on said memberand slide between the hooks thereon and arranged with the lugs at oneside to coincide with the tips of the hooks at the opposite side in oneposition of the slide.

6. In combination, a ring binder having spaced connected rings, achanneled support to receive the back. portions of the rings of thebinder, relatively shiftable oppositely faced hooks at the oppositesides of said channeled support and spaced to engage in the spaced ringsof said binder and means for effecting ring engaging and ring releasingrelative motion of said oppositely faced hooks and for releasablyretaining said hooks in ring engaging relation.

7. In combination, a ring binder having spaced connected rings, achanneled support to receive the back portions of the rings of thebinder, relatively shiitable oppositely faced hooks at the oppositesides of said channeled support and spaced to engage in the spaced ringsof said binder, means for effecting ring engaging and ring releasingrelative motion of said oppositely faced hooks and for releasablyretaining said hooks in ring engaging relation and relatively shiftablering positioning lugs at the opposite sides of the channeled supportbetween said hooks and arranged in one position to stand with the lugsat one side opposite the tips of the hooks at'the opposite side. 7

8. In combination, a'casing in the form of a channel havingoverstandingflanges along the edges, a similarly shaped slide operatingin said channel and having a shoulder at one end' to snap over the endof one of said flanges, spring means for thrusting the slide in adirection to the channel to engage the rings at opposite sidesof thecenter of the back portions of the rings.

entered within the channel and means for effecting relative ringengaging and ring releasingmovements of said hooks and the rings of thebinder.

'10. In combination, a binder having spaced rings, a holder having achannel to receive the back portions of said rings, ring engaging hooksat the opposite edges of said channel, spaced in accordance with thespacing of the rings and projecting inwardly from the opposite sides ofthe channel to engage the rings at opposite sides of the center of theback portions of the rings entered within the channel, means forefi'ecting relative ring engaging and ring releasing movements of saidhooks and. the rings of the binder and means for releasably locking theparts in ring securing relation.

11. In combination, a binder having spaced rings, a holder having achannel to receive the back portions of said rings, ring engaging hooksat the opposite edges of said channel, spaced in accordance with thespacing of the rings and projecting inwardly from the opposite sides ofthe channel to engage the rings at apposite sides ,of the center of. theback portions of therings entered within the channel, means foreifecting relative ring engaging and ring releasing movements'of saidhooks and the rings of the binder .and means for freeing the rings ofthe hooks upon said relative disengaging movements of the parts.

' 12. In combination, a binder having spaced rings, a holder having achannel to receive the back portions of said rings, ring engaging hooksat the opposite edges of said channel, spaced in accordance with thespacing of the rings and projecting inwardly from the opposite sides ofthe channel to engage the rings at opposite sides of the center of backportions of the rings entered within the channel and means for effectingrelative ring engaging and ring releasing movements of said hooks andthe rings of the binder, the hooks at opposite sides of the channelbeing reversely faced to enter the rings from opposite sides of thesame.

13. In combination, a binder having spaced rings, a holder having achannel to receive the back portions of said rings, ring engaging hooksat the opposite edges of said channel, spaced in accordance with thespacing of the rings and projecting inwardly from the opposite sides ofthe channel to engage the rings at opposite sides of the center of theback portions of the rings entered within the channel, means foreffecting relative ring engaging and ring releasing movements of saidhooks and the rings of the binder, said means including a slide operablein the channel and having locking shoulders engageable with portions ofthe channel and spring means at the back of the channel for yieldinglyholding said slide in position for effecting engagement of said lockingshoulders with the companion locking portions of the channel.

14. A binder having spaced rings and a holder having a channel toreceive the back portions of said rings, hooks at the opposite edges ofsaid channel, spaced in accordance with the spacing of said rings, thehooks at opposite sides of said channel being oppositely faced to enterthe rings from opposite sides of the same and means for effectingrelative shifting movement of said oppositely faced hooks for engagingand disengaging the rings.

15. A binder having spaced rings and a holder having a channel toreceive the back portions of said rings, hooks at the opposite edges ofsaid channel, spaced in accordance with the spacing of said. rings, thehooks at opposite sides of said channel being oppositely faced to enterthe rings from opposite sides of the same, means for effecting relativeshifting movement of said oppositely faced hooks for engaging anddisengaging the rings and hookless lugs at the opposite sides of thechannel spaced at one side to register with the tips of the hooks at theopposite side.

CLARENCE D. TRUSSELL.

